Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Southern Hemisphere harvest

Dec. 1, 2016 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday for a sixth straight session, pressured by the expanding harvest of crops in the Southern Hemisphere that should add to plentiful global grain stockpiles, analysts said. Corn futures fell on disappointing weekly U.S. export data and soybeans posted modest declines. […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Technicals trump recent support in soy

Nov. 30, 2016 at 6:45 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy falls on position squaring

Nov. 30, 2016 at 6:29 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Quebec service to match farmland sellers, young buyers

Nov. 30, 2016 at 3:56 pm CST

By Staff

Saskatchewan to rework farm drainage complaint process

Nov. 29, 2016 at 7:21 pm CST

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soy snaps winning streak

Nov. 29, 2016 at 5:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.2 per cent on Tuesday, pulling back from a 4-1/2 month high on a round of profit-taking, as well as pressure from falling crude oil prices. Corn and wheat futures also fell, their fourth straight losing session due to pressure from ample […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy rally extends to seventh day

Nov. 28, 2016 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the seventh day in a row on Monday, led higher by strong export demand gains in the soymeal market, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures fell for the third day in a row, pressured by poor export […]

By Mark Weinraub

Delayed harvest has mixed effect on organic prices

Nov. 25, 2016 at 3:35 pm CST

By Jade Markus OrganicBiz staff Excess moisture at the tail end of the growing season has had a varied effect on organic spot prices. Scarcity of pulses is driving values higher, while feed grains are moving lower. Read more: Organic Price Quotes: Late November Pulses Despite an increase in seeded area, excess […]

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Exports support soybeans after U.S. holiday

Nov. 25, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday to a new four-month high as stronger-than-expected weekly exports and an easing dollar provided support as trading resumed after a holiday closure. Soybeans remained firm despite a decline in soyoil futures, which gave back some of the huge gains […]

By Gus Trompiz Julie Ingwersen

Greig: Ontario environment minister reaches out to farmers

Nov. 24, 2016 at 9:51 pm CST

The Ontario Liberal government appears to be attempting to mend the gap created between the government and rural Ontario. Premier Kathleen Wynne apologized on Nov. 19 to Ontarians for the significant rise in electricity costs, now about the highest in North America. According to media reports she said it was […]

By John Greig